Staff Profile

Career Summary

Biography

Dr Xiaohe Zhang commenced with the University in 2000 with a track record in doing research and publishing academic papers in internally refereed journals or books. In the past two and half decades he has published more than fifty academic papers and earned more than ten competitive research grants. These publications include twelve papers published in internationally refereed journals including China Economic Review, Journal of Development Studies, Journal of Asia-Pacific Economy, Agricultural Water Management,International Journal of Business Studies, and Journal of Business and Policy Research and twelve papers published as book chapters in twelve internationally refereed books. In the past twelve years he has been granted successfully for more than ten research projects (worth a total of $A65,000), independently or as a member of a research team, on a wide range of issues covering economic structural change, foreign direct investment, total factor productivity, income distribution, labour market reform, agricultural resource management, foreign exchange policies and land reforms in China. His success in gaining three competitive research grants since 2001, including two external grants and an internal grant from the University of Newcastle has resulted in at least five academic publications. In additional to this, he also obtained many travel grants both internally and externally which allowed him to attend international conferences and/or visiting overseas research institutions and universities. He has just completed a research projects on the global impacts of the Chinese land reforms, funded by the University of Newcastle and is seeking for more publications in this topic, among others.

Qualifications

PhD, University of Adelaide, 27/04/1994

Master of Economics (Development), Australian National University, 30/03/1989

Bachelor of Economics, Beijing Normal University, 26/05/1989

Graduate Diploma in Economics of Development, 14/04/1988

Research

Research keywords

Business

Economic development

Economy

International Trade and Finance

Research expertise

I have a track record in doing research and publishing academic papers in internally refereed journals, conferences and/or books. In the past two and half decades I have published more than fifty academic papers and earned more than ten competitive research grants. These include twelve papers published in internationally refereed journals including China Economic Review, Industry and Development, Journal of Development Studies, Marketing Intelligence and Planning, Asian Thought and Society, Journal of Asia-Pacific Economies, and Agricultural Water Management, and 13 papers published as book chapters in twelve internationally refereed books.

Languages

Cantonese

English

Mandarin

Fields of Research

Code

Description

Percentage

149999

Economics Not Elsewhere Classified

50

140299

Applied Economics Not Elsewhere Classified

25

150399

Business And Management Not Elsewhere Classified

25

Memberships

Committee/Associations (relevant to research).

Member of the Association of Chinese for Economic Studies (Australia) - see http://www.acesa.ecel.uwa.edu.au

Appointments

Member of the Management Council Association of Chinese for Economic Studies (Australia) (Australia)

01/01/2000

Invitations

The Economic Impact of the Chinese RMB RevaluationCentral University of Economics and Finance, China (Research Seminar)

2007

Collaboration

Administrative

Administrative expertise

Being appointed as the schools representative to Overseas Student Association between 2001 and 2003, I made substantial effort to introduce the educational curricula, as well as the Australian culture to the international students. I was also a member of the International Working Group of the Faculty of Business and Law between 2002 and 2005.

In January 2000 (upon taking up my appointment at this University) I was elected as a member of the Management Council of Association for Chinese Economic Studies in Australia (ACESA).

The ACESA was founded in 1987 at the ANU and was incorporated in 1998 in Canberra. It is a non-partisan organisation aimed at promoting research and exchange activities related to the Chinese economy. It strives to become a leading China research network in the West Pacific region. Its current members come from Australia, Mainland China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan and the USA. The ACESA runs an annual conference and organises a regular policy conference series in China. The Association is run by the Executive Committee within the general policy guidelines set by the Management Council which I am an active member. Its Secretariat is located at ANU. I have taken this leadership successfully and continually over 3 elections in six years.

Teaching

Teaching keywords

Business Economics (2004-2006, 55%) Introduction to International Trade and Finance (2000-2007, 55%) International Business and Finance (2000-2004, 100%) International Finance and Trade (2000, 50%) Asia Business Development (2002, 2005-2007, 100%)

Teaching expertise

I have extensive teaching experience in delivering more than twenty courses in four universities in Australia, Hong Kong and China.

By teaching more than twelve different courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels during a period of six years, I have been considered as the most flexible teacher in the School of Economics. These twelve courses are listed as follows

As can be seen from the list, most of these courses are inter-disciplinary and business-related. This is particularly true for the courses of Business Economics, Asian Business Development, International Business and Finance, and International Trade and Investment.

Zhang X, 'Globalisation and Labour Market Reforms in China', The Constraints to Full Employment or WorkChoices and Welfare-to-Work, 8th Path to Full Employment Conference and 13th National Conference on Unemployment, University of Newcastle (2006) [E1]

Publications

For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.

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Zhang X, 'Determinant of foreign direct investment: a comparative study between Guangdong and Beijing', Guangdong in the Twenty-first Century: Stagnation or Second Take-off, City University of Hong Kong Press, Hong Kong 129-142 (2000) [B1]

Zhang X, 'Globalisation and Labour Market Reforms in China', The Constraints to Full Employment or WorkChoices and Welfare-to-Work, 8th Path to Full Employment Conference and 13th National Conference on Unemployment, University of Newcastle (2006) [E1]

2005

Zhang X, 'The impact of labour market reform in China on the Australian economy', Creating a Culture of Full Employment Incorporating the 7th Path to Full Employemt Conference and 12th National Unemployment Conference, University of Newcastle (2005) [E1]